Policeman

Frederick Kranbeck

Butte Police Department — Butte, MT
Accident
End of Watch January 15, 1895
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Kranbeck was killed in a warehouse explosion. Eight firefighters were also killed in the explosion.

Survivors

Policeman Kranbeck was survived by his wife.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Policeman Kranbeck served with the Butte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Butte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Platform Identity bpd.silverbow.mt.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1895
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Frederick is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1895, 15 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 129th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Frederick was 48. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Butte Police Department has 14 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

Policeman Frederick Kranbeck

Butte Police Department · End of Watch January 15, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E

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